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Sir Thomas Baron Fairfax of Denton 1560–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1560

Birth Location: Denton Castle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 May 1640

Death Location: Ilkley, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Cameron

Mother: Dorothy Fairfax

Spouse(s): Ellen Aske,

Children(s): Charles Fairfax

Sir Thomas Baron Fairfax of Denton was born in 1560 in Denton Castle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Thomas Fairfax Baron Fairfax Of Cameron And Dorothy Fairfax. Sir Thomas Baron Fairfax of Denton married Ellen Aske, and had children including Charles Gregory Fairfax. Sir Thomas Baron Fairfax of Denton passed away in 1640 in Ilkley, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Baron Fairfax of Denton was born in 1560 in Denton Castle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Thomas Fairfax Baron Fairfax Of Cameron And Dorothy Fairfax.
  • Sir Thomas Baron Fairfax of Denton married Ellen Aske, and had children including Charles Gregory Fairfax.
  • Sir Thomas Baron Fairfax of Denton passed away in 1640 in Ilkley, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Denton's Ancestors

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Sir Denton
1560–1640
Birth Place: Denton Castle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas Fairfax, Baron Fairfax of Cameron
1521–1600
Otley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Fairfax
1523–1596
Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Willem (\ William High Sheriff of Yorkshire Sir Fairfax van Denton of) Steeton
1500–1558
Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Isabella Elizabeth Thwaites) Fairfax
1495–1540
Denton Castle, Denton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lord (John George Gale Mayor of York, Treasurer of The King's) M
1497–1556
Askeham Grange, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Dame (Mary de Kendal) Lord
1494–1557
Kendal House, Great Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Walton
1450–1514
Elisabeth Manners
1473–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Denton's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Baron Fairfax of) Denton (January 1560–1 May 1640) m. Ellen Aske, (January 1564–23 August 1620)
  1. 1. Charles (Gregory) Fairfax 1597–1673 m. Mary Breary 1608–1657
    1. 1. Eleanor Fairfax 1630–1713 m. George Smithson 1615–1692
      1. 1. Thomas Smithson 1680–1732 m. Ann Scott 1686–1741
        1. 1. Eliza\Eleanor (Shyuica “Ah Nee Wa Kee” Moytoy) (Smithson) 1704–1784 m. Samuel Dunham 1697–1772
    2. 2. John (Fairfax) (Captain) 1634–1677
    3. 3. Ellinor Faierfax 1630–1713
    4. 4. Bryan Fairfax 1633–1636
    5. 5. Charles (Gregory) Fairfax 1629–1633
    6. 6. Charles (II) Fairfax 1645–1674
    7. 7. Dorothy Fairfax 1640–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Fairfax 1641–1688
    9. 9. Elizabeth Fairfax 1641–1688
    10. 10. Ellen ((Helen)) Fairfax –1713
    11. 11. Ferdinando (II) Fairfax 1637–1664
    12. 12. Henry (identical twin) Fairfax 1630–1702
    13. 13. John (Captain identical twin) Fairfax 1634–1677
    14. 14. Mary Fairfax 1638–1687
    15. 15. Peregrine Fairfax 1643–1722
    16. 16. Thomas Fairfax 1628–1716
    17. 17. William Fairfax 1632–1653

Sir Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1560
January 1560
Birth of Sir Thomas Baron Fairfax of Denton in Denton Castle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Denton Castle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1640
1 May 1640
Age 80
Death of Sir Thomas Baron Fairfax of Denton in Ilkley, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ilkley, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1560
    Event Place: Denton Castle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1640
    Event Place: Ilkley, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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